Patron saints of places
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In various denominations of Christianity, some deceased Christians are recognized as saints. Some such saints are regarded as patron saints, or heavenly advocates, of certain locations.
Continents
| Continent | Patron saint | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | Francis Xavier[1] | John the Evangelist is the patron saint of Asia Minor, but not the entire continent.[2][3] |
| Africa | Moses the Black Our Lady of Africa |
Cyprian is patron saint of Africa, the Roman province (Tunisia), not the entire continent.[4] |
| The Americas |
The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of Guadalupe)[5][6] |
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| Antarctica | The Virgin Mary (as Our Lady of the Snows)[10] John Bosco[11] |
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| Europe | Benedict of Nursia[12][13] Cyril and Methodius[14][15] Bridget of Sweden[12] Catherine of Siena[12] Edith Stein (Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)[12] |
Benedict of Nursia is the main patron saint,[16] the others are considered co-patrons.[17] The Virgin Mary (It is believed the whole of Europe was granted protection under Our Lady of Europe in the 14th century[18]) |
| Oceania | Saint Paisios of Mount Athos (Australia) Peter Chanel[19] |
Geographical regions
Countries
This list only includes sovereign states. Subdivisions, such as the constituent countries of the United Kingdom, are listed below under "Administrative subdivisions".
Former countries
Administrative subdivisions
Note: Patron saints are likely to be related to fixed traditional regions, and not to the changing boundaries of administrative subdivisions.
Cities and towns
Argentina
- Junín – Ignatius of Loyola
- Mar del Plata – Cecilia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
- Dinajpur – Francis Xavier
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
- Arraial do Cabo – Virgin of Los Remedios
- Brasília – John Bosco
- Belo Horizonte – Our Lady of Good Voyage, Ignatius of Loyola
- Florianópolis – Catherine of Alexandria
- Fortaleza – Our Lady of Assumption
- Niterói – John the Baptist
- Ouro Preto – Our Lady of the Pillar
- Paraty – Virgin of Los Remedios
- Ribeirão Preto – Sebastian
- Rio de Janeiro – Sebastian
- São Gonçalo do Sapucaí – Gundisalvus of Amarante
- São João del-Rei – Our Lady of the Pillar
- São Paulo – Paul the Apostle
- São Thomé das Letras – Thomas the Apostle
- Tiradentes – Anthony of Padua
- Ubatuba – Our Lady of the Conception
- Vitória – Our Lady of Victory
Canada
- Calgary – Demetrios
- Deschambault, Quebec – Joseph
- Halifax – John the Baptist
- Montreal – Mary
- Ottawa – Humbert of Maroilles
- St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador – John the Baptist
- Toronto – Michael
- Vancouver – Our Lady of the Rosary
- Winnipeg – Boniface
Colombia
- Barranquilla – Nicholas of Tolentino, Saint Roch
- Bogotá – Elizabeth of Hungary
- Bucaramanga – Immaculate Conception
- Buenaventura – Bonaventure
- Cali – James the Greater
- Cartagena – Peter Claver
- Cúcuta – Saint Joseph
- El Guamo – Saint Lucy
- Envigado – Gertrude the Great
- Ibagué – Saint Boniface
- Ipiales – Our Lady of Las Lajas
- Medellín – Virgin of Candelaria and Lawrence of Rome
- Mocoa – Michael
- Montería – Jerome
- Neiva – Immaculate Conception
- Pasto – Virgin of Mercy and John the Baptist
- Santa Fe de Antioquia – Saint Barbara
- Santa Marta – Martha
- Soacha – Bernardino of Siena
- Tunja – James the Greater
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
- Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav – Wenceslaus
- Březnice – Vitus
- Brušperk – George
- Brno – Saint Primitivus and Saint Constantius
- Česká Lípa – Peter and Paul
- České Budějovice – Saint Auratianus
- Český Brod – Gotthard of Hildesheim
- Český Těšín – Melchior Grodziecki
- Chomutov – Michael
- Davle – John the Baptist
- Dobřany – Vitus
- Frenštát pod Radhoštěm – Martin of Tours
- Hradec Králové – Clement of Rome
- Jindřichův Hradec – Hippolytus of Rome
- Moravský Krumlov – Florian
- Nepomuk – John of Nepomuk
- Olomouc – Paulina of Rome
- Písek – Pope Pius V
- Plzeň – Bartholomew
- Polná – Saint Ligorius
- Prague – John of Nepomuk, Wenceslaus
- Sázava – Procopius of Sázava
Denmark
Ecuador
- Guayaquil – James the Greater
- Loja – Sebastian
- Quito – Francis of Assisi
Egypt
France
- Abbeville – Wulfram of Sens
- Albi – Cecilia
- Autun – Symphorian
- Avignon – Agricola of Avignon,[93] Benezet
- Baume-les-Messieurs, Fleury-sur-Loire – Drogo
- Besançon – Ferreolus and Ferrutio
- Dijon – Benignus of Dijon, Urban of Langres
- Saint-Fiacre – Fiacre
- Gap, Hautes-Alpes – Arnulph
- Limoges – Martial
- Lourdes – Bernadette of Lourdes
- Orléans – Joan of Arc
- Paris – Denis,[61] Genevieve
- Ploërmel – Saint Armel
- Plourin – Budoc
- Saint-Sève – Severus of Vienne
- Toulouse – Saturnin
- Tours – Gatianus of Tours, Martin of Tours
- Vannes – Paternus
Germany
- Aachen – Mary, Matthias
- Augsburg – Afra, Ulric
- Berlin – Saint Peter, Otto of Bamberg, Hedwig of Silesia
- Bonn – Cassius of Narni, Adelaide
- Bremen – Oscar
- Brunswick – Andrew, Auctor [de], Blaise, Christopher
- Cologne – Cunibert, Ursula
- Dresden – Benno
- Düsseldorf – Apollinaris of Ravenna
- Dormagen – Michael
- Hamburg – Oscar
- Hanover – Matthias
- Frankfurt am Main – Helen
- Freiburg im Breisgau – George
- Freising – Francis Xavier
- Koblenz – Mary
- Konstanz – Pelagius of Constance
- Lübeck – Nicholas
- Mainz – Alban of Mainz, Boniface
- Munich – Benno
- Münster – Ludger of Utrecht
- Nuremberg – Sebaldus
- Regensburg – Wolfgang, Emmeram
- Stuttgart – Christopher
- Trier – Maximinus, Peter
- Würzburg – Burchard of Würzburg
- Zeitz – Michael
Greece
- Agios Nikolaos, Crete – Nicholas
- Athens – Dionysius the Areopagite
- Cephallonia – Gerasimus of Cephallonia
- Corfu – Arsenius of Corfu, Spyridon
- Corinth – Dionysius of Corinth
- Giannitsa – St. Peter and St. Paul
- Heraklion – Menas
- Katerini – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Larissa – Achillius of Larissa
- Lefkada – Spyridon
- Patras – Andrew
- Piraeus – Spyridon
- Skiathos – Mary
- Skopelos – Riginos
- Sparta – Nikon the Metanoeite
- Syros – Nicholas
- Thessaloniki – Demetrius of Thessaloniki
- Tinos – Pelagia
- Zakynthos – Dionysios of Zakynthos
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
- Budapest – Peter the Apostle
- Dunakeszi – Michael
- Győr – Sebastian
- Szentendre – Andrew the Apostle
India
- Agartala – Francis Xavier
- Ahmedabad – Francis Xavier
- Bengaluru – Francis Xavier
- Bombay – Francis Xavier, Gonsalo Garcia
- Calcutta – Saint Teresa of Calcutta
- Kollam – Francis Xavier
- Kottar – Francis Xavier
- Madras – St.George
- Goa – Francis Xavier, Joseph Vaz
- Sivagangai – John de Britto
Ireland
- Clonmacnoise – Ciaran the Younger
- Cloyne – Colman of Cloyne
- Cork – Finbarr
- Dublin – Laurence O'Toole
- Fahan – Mura
- Ferns – Aeden of Ferns
- Kilbarry/Tarmonbarry – Saint Berach[94]
- Kilmallock, County Limerick – Mochelloc
- Limerick – Munchin
- Ross – Fachanan
Italy
- Abruzzi – Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
- Amalfi – Andrew the Apostle[63]
- Ancona – Judas Cyriacus
- Aosta – Gratus of Aosta
- Aquila – Maximus of Aquila
- Assisi – Francis of Assisi
- Bari – Nicholas, Sabinus
- Benevento – Arthelais, Barbatus of Benevento, Bartholomew
- Bergamo – Alexander of Bergamo
- Bologna – Saint Petronius
- Brescia – Faustinus and Jovita
- Brindisi – Lawrence of Brindisi
- Caltanissetta – Michael
- Capriate San Gervasio – Alexander of Bergamo[95]
- Castellabate – Constabilis
- Castelplanio – Joseph
- Catania – Agatha,[96] Aloysius Gonzaga[97]
- Cervignano d'Adda – Alexander of Bergamo[95]
- Colliano – Pope Leo X
- Como – Abundius
- Corato – Saint Catald
- Craco – Vincenzo Martyr
- Cuneo – Michael
- Fabriano – Adrian of Nicomedia[98]
- Ferrara – George
- Florence – John the Baptist, Joseph, Zenobius
- Fonte Nuova – Joseph
- Genoa – George, John the Baptist, Syrus of Genoa
- Grosseto – Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia[98]
- Imperia – Leonard of Port Maurice
- La Spezia – Joseph
- Ladispoli – Joseph
- Lecce – Bernardino Realino
- Lecco – Nicholas
- Macchia Valfortore – Nicholas
- Matelica – Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia[98]
- Messina – Aloysius Gonzaga[97]
- Milan – Ambrose
- Modica, Sicily – George
- Muro Lucano – Saint Gerard Majella
- Naples – Agnellus, Aloysius Gonzaga,[97] Alphonsus Maria de Liguori,[97] Andrew Avellino, James of the Marches, Januarius, John IV, Bishop of Naples, Patricia of Naples
- Nocera Inferiore – Prisque of Nocera
- Nocera Umbra – Raynald of Nocera
- Orvieto – Joseph
- Otranto – Antonio Primaldo and his Companion Martyrs
- Pagani, Campania – Our Lady of the Hens, Alphonsus Liguori
- Palermo – Agatha of Sicily, Benedict the Black, Rosalia
- Pavia, Italy – Syrus of Pavia (Siro), Theodore of Pavia
- Padua – Anthony of Padua
- Pescia – Abdon and Sennen[99]
- Pisa – Rainerius
- Ponza – Silverius
- Querceta, Seravezza – Joseph
- Randazzo – Joseph
- Reggio Calabria – George
- Reggio Emilia – Prosper of Reggio
- Ripacandida – Donatus
- Rome – Lawrence, Martina of Rome, Philip Neri, Paul, Peter, Sebastian, Ignatius of Loyola
- Sant'Agata de' Goti – Alphonsus Maria de Liguori[97]
- Salerno – Matthew the Apostle[100]
- Siena – Ansanus the Baptizer, Ambrose Sansedoni of Siena
- Sorrento – Antoninus of Sorrento
- Spadafora – Joseph
- Syracuse – Lucy of Syracuse
- Taranto – Catald
- Trapani – Albert of Trapani[101]
- Trieste – Justus of Trieste
- Turin – John the Baptist, Joseph, Maximus of Turin, Octavius, Solutor
- Urbino – Crescentinus
- Venice – Mark the Evangelist[74] George, Theodore of Amasea
- Veroli – Mary Salome
- Verona – Zeno of Verona
- Volperino, Foligno – Maro
Kenya
- Kisumu – Thérèse of Lisieux
Lebanon
- Beirut – George
- Zahlé – Prophet Elias
- Zgharta – Virgin Mary, Saydet Zgharta
Lithuania
Madagascar
- Antananarivo – Joseph
- Antsiranana – Francis Xavier
Malta
- Birgu – Lawrence
- Birkirkara – Anthony of Padua, Saint Helena, Joseph, Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Birzebbugia – Peter
- Isla – Santa Maria Bambina, Christ the Redeemer
- Kalkara – Joseph
- Luqa – Andrew
- Marsaskala – Anne
- Mdina – Paul the Apostle's Conversion
- Msida – Joseph
- Qala – Joseph
- Qormi – Saint George
- Siġġiewi – Nicholas
- Ta' Xbiex – St. John of the Cross
- Valletta – Saint Augustine, Saint Dominic, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Paul the Apostle
- Victoria, Gozo – George
- Xewkija, Gozo – John the Baptist
- Zejtun – Catherine of Alexandria
- Zurrieq – Catherine of Alexandria
Mexico
- Cuauhtitlan – Juan Diego
- Mexico City – Our Lady Of Guadalupe, Philip Of Jesus
- Santiago de Querétaro – James the Greater
Montenegro
Netherlands
- Aalsum – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Alkmaar – Lawrence
- Amersfoort – George
- Amsterdam – Nicholas
- Dordrecht – Mary
- Gouda – John the Baptist
- Groningen – Walburga, Martin of Tours
- Haarlem – Bavo
- Kerkrade – Barbara
- Maastricht – Servatius of Tongeren, Amand of Maastricht
- Nijmegen – Stephen
- The Hague – Gabriel
- Utrecht – Martin of Tours
- Winschoten – Vitus
- Zutphen – Walburga
Nicaragua
- Managua – Theophilus of Antioch
Norway
Peru
- Arequipa – Theophilus of Antioch
- Cusco – Anthony of Padua, Sebastian
- Piura – John Bosco
- Pucallpa – Sebastian
Philippines
- Abuyog – Francis Xavier
- Alegria – Francis Xavier
- Antipolo – Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, St. Thérèse of Lisieux
- Arayat – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Bagac – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Bacolod – Saint Sebastian
- Baguio – Our Lady of Atonement
- Bantay, Ilocos Sur – Saint Augustine, Our Lady of Charity
- Borbon, Cebu – Saint Sebastian
- Bulacan – Saint Paschal Baylon, Saint Claire Of Assisi, Our Lady Of Salambao, Our Lady Of Queen And Patroness Of Paombong
- Cabatuan, Iloilo – Nicholas of Tolentino
- Cabuyao – Polycarp, Joseph the Worker
- Cagayan de Oro – Augustine of Hippo
- Calatagan – Dominic of Silos
- Calamba, Laguna – John the Baptist
- Caloocan – Roch
- Capas – Nicholas of Tolentino[102]
- Carcar – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Catbalogan – Philip Neri
- Cavite City – Our Lady of Solitude of Porta Vaga, Roch
- Cebu – Our Lady of Guadalupe, Pedro Calungsod
- Davao City – Peter The Apostle
- Dumaguete – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Gerona – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Indang, Cavite – Gregory The Great
- Iloilo City – Our Lady of the Candles
- Las Piñas – Joseph, Our Lady Of The Pillar
- Lemery, Batangas – Roch
- Leon – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Lian, Batangas – John the Baptist
- Lumban – Sebastian
- Makati – Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles, Our Lady of Guadalupe, John Bosco
- Malabon – Saint Bartholomew, Immaculate Conception
- Mandaluyong – Philip Neri, Dominic Savio
- Manila – The Immaculate Conception, Lorenzo Ruiz, Virgin of Montserrat, Andrew The Apostle
- Marikina – Our Lady of the Abandoned
- Muntinlupa – Our Lady of the Abandoned
- Noveleta – Holy Cross, Helena of Constantinople, Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage
- Naga City – Our Lady of Peñafrancia
- Nasugbu – Francis Xavier
- Obando, Bulacan – Our Lady of Salambao, Pascal Baylon, Claire of Assisi
- Pagbilao – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Parañaque – Andrew The Apostle, Our Lady of Good Event, Mary Help Of Christians, John Bosco, Sto. Niño De Parañaque, Dominic Savio, Laura Vicuña, Francis Of Assisi
- Pasay – Claire of Assisi, Thérèse of Lisieux
- Pasig – Immaculate Conception
- Pateros – Martha, Roch
- Porac – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Pulilan – Isidore the Laborer[103]
- Quezon City – Our Lady of La Naval de Manila
- Santa – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Santa Catalina – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- Santa Catalina – St. Catherine of Alexandria
- San Juan, Batangas – John the Baptist
- San Juan – John the Baptist
- San Marcelino, Zambales – Isidore the Laborer
- Santa Teresita, Batangas – Thérèse of Lisieux
- Sulat, Eastern Samar – Ignatius of Loyola
- Surigao City – Nicholas of Tolentino
- Tanza, Cavite – Holy Cross, Augustine of Hippo
- Taal, Batangas – Martin of Tours
- Tagaytay, Cavite– Our Lady of Lourdes
- Taguig – Anne
- Tagum – Christ the King
- Tandag – Nicholas of Tolentino
- Tarlac City – Sebastian[104]
- Taytay – St. John the Baptist
- Tayum – St. Catherine of Alexandria
Poland
- Bydgoszcz – Martin of Tours
- Cracow – Faustina, Stanislaus of Szczepanów
- Markowa – Dorothy, Józef and Wiktoria Ulma with Seven Children
- Częstochowa – Mary
- Jastrzębie-Zdrój – John of Nepomuk
- Łódź – Faustina
- Poznań – Peter, Paul
- Warsaw – Andrew Bobola, Faustina, Władysław of Gielniów
- Wrocław – John the Baptist
Portugal
Romania
- Bucharest, Romania – Demetrius of Basarab
- Curtea de Argeș – Nicholas, Philophteia
- Iași – Parascheva of the Balkans, George
- Oradea – Ladislaus I of Hungary
- Sfântu Gheorghe – George
- Suceava – John the New of Suceava, George
Russia
Rwanda
Serbia
- Belgrade – Jesus (as the Holy Saviour),[106] Demetrius,[107] Theophilus of Antioch
- Sremska Mitrovica – Demetrius[108] and Methodius
- Kragujevac – George
- Leskovac – Holy Trinity
- Niš – Procopius[109]
- Novi Sad – George
- Prizren – George
- Arilje – Achillius
- Požarevac – Holy Trinity
- Svilajnac – Constantine, Helena
Slovakia
Slovenia
- Celje – Maximilian of Lorch
- Koper – Nazarius of Koper
- Ljubljana – George
- Maribor – John the Baptist, Mary Magdalene
- Ptuj – George
South Africa
Spain
- Alcalá de Henares – Justus, Pastor
- Andalusia – Saint Luke
- Barakaldo – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Vincent of Saragossa
- Barcelona – Eulalia, Raymond of Penyafort
- Calahorra – Emeterius and Celedonius
- Candeleda – Bernard of Valdeiglesias
- Cartagena – Modestus
- Cordoba – Acisclus[110]
- Extremadura – Peter of Alcantara
- Granada, Spain – Caecilius of Elvira
- Jaén – Saint Luke
- Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Canary Islands) – Anne
- Madrid – Eustace, Isidore the Laborer, Justus, Pastor
- Mallorca – Alphonsus Rodriguez -[111]
- Sahagun – Abdon[99]
- San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Canary Islands) – Christopher
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands) – James the Greater
- Santander – Emeterius and Celedonius
- Santiago de Compostela – James the Greater
- Segovia – St. John of the Cross
- Sestao – Peter
- Seville, Spain – Ferdinand III of Castile, Justa
- Tarragona – Santa Tecla Gloriosa, mare dels tarragonins, Saint Maginus
- Toledo – Leocadia
- Valencia – Vincent Martyr
- Zamarramala – Agatha of Sicily
- Zaragoza – La Pilarica, Saint Valerius
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Syria
Tanzania
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
- Aberdeen – Machar, Nicholas, Our Lady of Aberdeen
- Abingdon-on-Thames – Edmund of Abingdon, Helen
- Bampton, Oxfordshire – Beornwald
- Bodmin – Petroc
- Boston – Botulph
- Bristol – Jordan of Bristol
- Buckingham – Rumwold
- Caerleon – Cadog
- Canterbury – Augustine of Canterbury, Thomas Becket
- Cardiff – Teilo, Piran
- Chester – Werburgh
- Chichester – Richard of Chichester
- Colchester – Helen of Constantinople
- Crowland – Guthlac
- Derby – Alcmund of Derby
- Dorchester-on-Thames – Birinus
- Droitwich – Richard of Chichester
- Dumfries – Michael
- Dundee – Mary
- Durham – Cuthbert of Lindisfarne
- Edinburgh – Giles
- Ely – Etheldreda
- Exeter – Sidwell
- Glasgow – Kentigern, Theneva (St Enoch)
- Greenwich – Alfege
- Hereford – Thomas Cantilupe
- Holywell – Winifred
- Jarrow – Bede[112]
- Leicester – Martin of Tours[113]
- Lichfield – Chad of Mercia
- Lincoln – Mary, Hugh of Lincoln
- Linlithgow – Michael
- Liverpool – Nicholas
- Llandeilo Fawr – Teilo
- Llantwit Major – Illtud
- London – Erkenwald, George, Mellitus, Michael, Paul the Apostle
- Malmesbury – Aldhelm
- Northampton – Crispin
- Newport – Gwynllyw the Bearded
- Oxford – Frideswide
- Padstow – Piran
- Paisley – Mirin, James the Greater, Our Lady of Paisley
- Perranporth – Piran
- Perth – John the Baptist
- Portsmouth – Thomas Becket, Nicholas
- Preston, Lancashire – St Wilfrid
- Reading – James the Greater
- Ripon – Wilfrid
- St. Albans – Alban
- St Andrews – Andrew
- St. Brides Wentloog – Brigit of Kildare (Welsh: Ffraid)
- St. Davids – David (Dewi Sant)
- St. Helier, Jersey – Helier
- St. Peter Port, Guernsey – Peter
- Salisbury – Osmund
- Shrewsbury – Winifred
- Stafford – Beorhthelm[114]
- Steyning – Cuthman
- Sunderland – Benedict Biscop[115]
- Tyne and Wear – Bede
- Winchcombe – Kenelm
- Winchester – Swithun
- Worcester – Oswald of Worcester, Wulfstan
- Wrexham – Richard Gwyn
- York – Peter, William of York
United States
- Acoma Pueblo – James the Greater
- Arlington, Virginia – Thomas More
- Baltimore, Maryland – Immaculate Conception
- Boston, Massachusetts – Patrick
- Cheyenne, Wyoming – Thérèse of Lisieux
- Detroit, Michigan – Anne
- Fresno, California – Thérèse of Lisieux
- Green Bay, Wisconsin – Francis Xavier
- Indianapolis, Indiana – Francis Xavier
- Joliet, Illinois – Francis Xavier
- Kalamazoo, Michigan – Augustine of Hippo
- Key West, Florida – Francis Xavier
- Las Vegas, Nevada – Paul the Apostle
- Los Angeles, California– Our Lady, Queen of Angels
- New Orleans, Louisiana – Joan of Arc
- New York City – Nicholas
- Pueblo, Colorado – Thérèse of Lisieux
- Ruskin, Florida – Anne
- Saint Paul, Minnesota – Paul the Apostle
- San Antonio, Texas – Anthony of Padua
- San Diego, California – Didacus of Alcalá
- San Francisco, California – Francis of Assisi
- Santa Fe, New Mexico – Francis of Assisi
- Santa Rosa, California – Rose of Lima
- Seattle, Washington – James the Greater
- St. Augustine, Florida – Augustine of Hippo
- St. Louis, Missouri – Louis
- St. Petersburg, Florida – Saint Jude
- Superior, Wisconsin – Augustine of Hippo
- Taos, New Mexico – Anne, John the Apostle
- Thibodaux, Louisiana – Valeria of Milan
- Tucson, Arizona – Augustine of Hippo
Venezuela
Extraterrestrial locations
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| Location | Patron saint | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Outer space | Joseph of Cupertino | Because of his ability to levitate, Joseph of Cupertino is the patron saint of astronauts.[116] |
| Moon | Mary, mother of Jesus | Mary is the patroness saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando,[117] which Bishop William Donald Borders claimed included the moon due to a technicality in the 1917 Code of Canon Law which supposedly expanded the diocese's territory to include the moon following the flight of Apollo 11.[118][119][120] |
